The Piano Lesson is also the third Wilson adaptation to be produced by Denzel Washington, whose own contemplation of Black American history has long been central to his cultural prominence. Decades ...

THE STORY. THIS PIANO IS AT THE CENTER OF THE STORY. IN AUGUST WILSON’S THE PIANO LESSON. IT’S A FAMILY HEIRLOOM, AND IT IS THE CENTER OF CONFLICT BETWEEN BOY WILLIE AND BERNIE’S BROTHER AND SISTER. I ...